Nationals may go with the ‘Flo’ – The Wash. Times
Flores showing Nats his future is now – The Free Lance-Star
After a solid 2007 season, a lot of Nats fans hoped Jesus Flores would stay in the big leagues after Brian Schneider was traded. The Nats had other ideas, preferring to keep him in the minors so he could play reguarly. That plan has been foiled by injuries to new catchers Paul Lo Duca and Johnny Estrada. Nobody is complaining though, Lo Duca has been awful and seems to be going out of his way to be the least likable National ever even when he is injured. Estrada has also been hurt, so Flores is up here playing well. It will not be easy to send him back down should the other catchers return.
Kearns to Have Surgery, Could Miss a Month – The Post
Kearns will have surgery on elbow – The Wash. Times
RF Austin Kearns was listed as day-to-day with an elbow injury, so guess when we will see him again — three to four weeks from now. He had arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from that elbow.
Hill Has Found That Pitching Is a Pain-Taking Process – The Post
Being Shawn Hill means pain. He played t-ball with a broken leg and now as a major league pitcher, he is constantly battling injuries. He can pitch through pain fairly effectively, but one can not help but wonder what he could do if he was not hurting. One also wonders why his forearm hurts so much in the first place, no one has been able to determine the cause.
Known for his bat, Broadway shows off arm – The Free Lance-Star
AAAA 1B prospect Larry Broadway pitched two innings of shutout ball for AAA Columbus during a recent rout.
Swengali: Bonds, Nats a Natural Fit – Free Ride
A rather weak case for bringing Barry Bonds to Washington to spice things up.
THOMAS BOSWELL – There’s Something in the Air, Other Than Another Ball Headed for the Fence – The Post
Bos has noticed that there may be 1,000 fewer homers in MLB this year. Hmmmmmm.
Tonight, the Nats take on the Brewers…Their racing sausages are rumored to be here for the series too…I have yet to see the Brewers, it just works out I never get to those games…I wonder who dl004d will be rooting for this weekend.
